Crazy Cupcake Day

This was me all day today after shopping for all the supplies and ingredients to put on a graduation party for the YW.

I made these cupcakes today. Three batches actually.



Schoolyard Cupcakes
Cupcakes:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 squares (3 ounces) semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
1 cup sour cream

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Line 18 muffin tin cups with paper liners.
Sift the flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the chocolate on 50% power for 1-2 minutes. Stir and continue melting on 50% power for 30 second intervals until the chocolate is melted. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Blend in the vanilla. Add the eggs and beat until the batter is creamy. Blend in the chocolate. Add one-third of the sifted dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Add 1/2 of the sour cream and mix. Add another third of the dry ingredients and mix together. Add the other half of the sour cream and mix. Finally add the remaining dry ingredients and beat until well combined.
Fill each muffin cup about 1/2 full. Bake for 10-14 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs (not wet batter). The key to not drying out these cupcakes is to make sure and not overbake them! Remove the cupcakes to a wire rack and let cool completely.

I am not going to make the frosting in the recipe, instead I am going to make a delicious cream cheese frosting. But all that and the decorating wont come until tomorrow.

Butter and sugar

 Adding the chocolate

Mixing in the sour cream

Ready to bake

Whew.... a lot of cupcakes but they all fit in the fridge.